ope
An exclamation of surpriseAn exclamation of surprise; oops.
UK/əʊp/US/oʊp/
Meaning
1 senses(Midwestern US, US)An exclamation of surprise; oops.
Ope! Sorry about that.
Ope, let me just squeeze past ya there.
Origin
Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /oʊp/, [oʊpRepresenting oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /oʊp/, [oʊp̚]) (excrescent /p/); therefore oh + -p.
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